January 22, 2021
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E-Newsletter An update from Manitoba Beef Producers
Province Makes Modest Changes to Provincial Public Health Orders Protecting Manitobans Effective Jan. 23 (January 21, 2021 Province of Manitoba News Release) Limited changes
to the public health orders will take effect on Jan. 23 and last for three weeks, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced, adding these modest changed balance the need to protect the health-care system while gradually restoring services and activities for Manitobans.
“We recognize the significant sacrifices all Manitobans have made throughout this pandemic and especially in the last two months, to protect themselves, their loved ones and their community,” said Pallister. “Thanks to their willingness, compassion and dedication to follow the strict public health orders, we are now in a position to cautiously and gradually reduce some restrictions, while ensuring we continue to protect and safeguard Manitoba lives. Manitobans have earned this day and Manitobans now have the opportunity to earn such days in the future.” Previous restrictions in the orders will remain, with the following changes in effect beginning Jan. 23 for the Winnipeg (except for Churchill), Southern Health–Santé Sud, Interlake–Eastern and Prairie Mountain Health regions: • household limits: orders will be expanded to allow increased personal connections to support the well-being of Manitobans by allowing:
- two designated people (family or friends) to visit a household under a new ‘rule of two’; - outdoor visits of up to five people only plus members of a household on an outdoor private property; and - funerals to have up to 10 people in addition to the officiant under clear COVID-19 protection protocols. • retail operations: orders will be expanded to eliminate the essential items list, allowing all stores to open for the sale of products provided they maintain physical distancing and occupancy limits of 25 per cent only or a maximum of 250 people, whichever is lower. • health and personal services: orders will be expanded to allow for the operation of basic services that promote physical and mental health for Manitobans: - non-regulated health services, such as pedorthists and reflexologists, to reopen with adequate physical distancing and requirements to collect information for contact tracing purposes; and - barber shops and hair stylists to reopen at 25 per cent capacity with adequate physical distancing and requirements to collect information for contact tracing purposes. Given the high case counts in northern Manitoba communities, the changes outlined above will not apply to that region or
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